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Exeter City are relegated to League 2

Exeter City have been relegated to League 2 but as their manager Paul Tisdale has said it is time to look towards the future and forget about this season.

They were beaten 4-1 by Carlisle United in their previous game and the manager knows it will be tough to return straight to League 1 next season but in Tisdale they have a very good manager who has done remarkably well for the club as they have a really small budget and have competed as well as they could for a number of years now. He has won 120 of his 312 games in charge and has led the club to one of their highest positions ever when they finished the 2010-11 season in 8th place just missing out on the playoffs. But this season is not done yet for them and they have a big say in who gets promoted automatically with them playing Sheffield United at home on the last day of the season so they will want to cause a bit of an upset and let the fans go home happy.

If they keep together the squad they have now they have a good chance of getting promoted next season and in goalkeeper Artur Krysiak they have someone with a lot of potential and at the age of 22 he has played over 100 games which is a good achievement for a goalkeeper. He has produced some good performances this season and could be in contention for goalkeeper of the year next season if he produces the form fans know he is capable of. In defence they have a young defender in Scott Bennett who has also impressed when given the chance this season and can also be an attacking threat with him scoring two goals in limited appearances so far. The fans will be happy to know that he has signed a new contract and will hopefully continue to develop at the club.

Liam Sercombe is a midfielder that has a lot of talent and has played a lot of games for the club already and is he is given the confidence to just go out and play he can be very effective and it could be quite difficult to keep hold of him in the summer as he has scored seven goals in 32 league appearances this year which isn’t bad for a midfielder especially in a struggling side. Also in the midfield they have David Noble who came through the Arsenal youth team so must have had some ability but now at the age of 30 he hasn’t quite lived up to these expectations but could be vital for Exeter next season if he stays.

In attack is where they have struggled this season as their top scorer only has 11 goals and they have come from Daniel Nardiello who like Noble, was a promising player as a youngster but hasn’t been able to do it in the football league consistently enough. He has shown glimpses of talent with some very good movement and some good goals but he has also been booked nine times and sent off once which shows another side to his game. In fairness to him though his strike partners haven’t really been up to it and he will be hoping for more success next season. Richard Logan only has five goals in 28 games but in his defence he has only started 11 of those games and Guillem Bauza only has two goals in 26 games so that just shows how difficult it has been for the club this season.

But looking on the bright side, they have a lot of talented youngsters and if they keep hold of them they should have enough quality to challenge for the playoffs at least next season. The only thing is that Exeter aren’t the richest club and if they get a decent offer for one of their players they will have to accept but it would be good to see them progress and play first team football and help Exeter City get back to League 1.